Folding stool.



PATENTED DEC. 15, 1903.

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Patented December 15, 1903.

CHARLES H. MOCK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO W.G. CRONK-RIGl-IT, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FOLDING STOOL.

I PECIFI(.H3..1IOI\l forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,204, datedDecember 15, 1903.

Application filed January 15, 1903. Renewed November 14, 1903. SerialNo. 181,245. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. MooK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and StateofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding Stools, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldingstools; and the primary object of the invention is to construct afolding stool of the type generally known as camp-stools whereby thesupporting-legs thereof may be folded in compact alinement and the seatof the stool placed longitudinally in alinement with the folded legs,whereby to produce a comparatively small bundle when the stool is in itsfolded form.

A further object of the invention is to provide astool of this characterwherein the supporting-legs are made of telescopic sections, wherebythey may be lengthened when the stool is to be used and may betelescoped to shorten when the stool is to be folded.

A still further object of the invention is to construct a stool in whichthe seat may be readily attached and detached from the supporting-legsand when in the attached position will be as securely held as thoughpermanently attached to the legs.

A still further object of the invention is to so construct a stool thatit will be comparatively light, yet extremely strong and durable; andwith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to behereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

In describing the invention in detail referonce is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews, in which Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the stool inthe folded form. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the stool in theextended form and ready for use. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view ofa part of one of the supporting-legs and a part of the seat, showing themanner in which the latter is attached to the supporting-legs. Fig. 4 isa verticalsectional view of the hollow member of one of thesupporting-legs, showing the extensible member telescoped therein. Fig.5is a like view of a part of one of the hollow leg members,showing thetelescoping section fully extended. Fig. 6

is a like view of the central hollow leg member, showing the extensiblesection of this leg member telescoped therein. Fig. 7 is atransversevertical sectional view of a part of one of the hollow sections of thesupporting-legs, showing a part of the telescoping section of 6 the legand showing the manner in which the telescoping section is heldextended.

To put my invention into practice, I provide three telescopingsupporting-legs, and these supporting-legs are pivoted together, wherebythey may fold into alinement with each other,the particular constructionpermitting this folding and also the telescoping of the legs beinghereinafter more fully described. The supporting-legs comprise anuppertubular section and a telescoping solid section, the latter beingslotted to permit its telescoping within the tubular section. The hollowtubular section 1 is the central supportingleg, is similar in itscotnstruction to the 1101- low or tubular sections 2 of the other twosupporting-legs, and each of these sections are cut at an incline attheir upper ends and provided with a lip or flange 3, adapted to bereceived in the turned-over flange 4 of an attaching-plate 5, which isriveted or otherwise firmly secured to the seat 6. In practice 1preferably interpose cushioning material '7, which may be of felt orother suitable material, between the seat 6 and the attachingplates 5.The central upper member 1 of the legs is pivotally fastened by a bolt 8to one of the other upper members, while the other member 2 is pivotallyfastened to the member 1 by the bolt 9. As the result of this con- 5struction the telescoping section which engages in the member 1 must bepermitted to pass both the bolts 8 and 9, while the telescoping sectionswhich engage in the members 2 2 have by necessity to pass but the bolt[co edge. To this end the telescoping sections 10, which are inserted inthe hollow 0r tubular members 2 2, are provided with slots 11 to passthe bolts 8 and 9, the slot in one of the sectionsreceiving the bolt 8and the slot in the other section receiving the bolt 9. Thesetelescoping sections are preferably made of wood, and the slot extendsfrom a point near the upper end to a point near the lower end, thusleaving the solid ends on the sections, and the upper ends of thesections have attached thereto the inverted- U-shaped spring 12, havingits ends 14 bent outwardly, whereby to engage with the lower ends of thehollow or tubular sections when the telescopingsections are withdrawn,and thus hold the latter in the extended position. The telescopingsections. are provided adjacent their upper ends with transverse slots15, which allow of the compressing of the free ends of the spring 12 inorder to disengage from the ends of the tubular sections or members andpermit the telescoping sections sliding into the tubular section. Thetelescoping section 16, which engages in the tubular section or member1, is provided with slots 17 18the one to receive the bolt 8 and theother to receive the bolt 9. The spring 12, which holds the section 16in the extended position, will of necessity be placed across the upperend of the section 16 diagonally, whereby as not to interfere with theslots. The lower ends of the telescoping sections 10 10 and 16 are cutat an incline, whereby they will more firmly rest upon their support.

It is to be noted that the telescoping sections are easily and quicklywithdrawn from the tubular section of the supporting-legs and that theseat may be readily and quickly attached to the upper ends of thetubular sec tion 1 to place the stool in position for use.

When it is desired to fold the stool, the seat may be disconnected fromthe ends of the tubular sections, the telescopic sections slid withinthe tubular sections, and the legs then folded into alinement with eachother, the

seat placed alongside thereof, as seen in Fig.

' 1 of the drawings, and a comparatively small and neat bundle therebvobtained.

While I have shown and described my invention in detail as practiced byme, it will of course be observed that various changes may be made inthe details of construction without departing from the general spirit ofmy invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a folding camp-stool, the combination with the tubular upperleg-sections provided at their upper ends with outwardly-extending lips,attaching-plates secured to the said lips, and a seat secured to thesaid attachingplates, of telescoping sections operating in the saidupper leg-sections, the said telescopic sections being slotted,pivot-bolts. passing through the said upper sections securing themtogether in a manner to permit their being folded in alinement, the saidbolts engaging the said slots, thus forming guides for the same, andmeans for holding the telescopic sections in an extendedposition,substantially as described. v

2. In a folding camp-stool, the combination with the tubular upperleg-sections, provided at their upper ends with outwardly-extendinglips, attaching-plates secured to the said lips, and a seat secured tothe said attachingplates, of telescoping sections operating in the saidupper leg-sections, the said telescopic sections being slotted,pivot-bolts passing through the said upper sections securing themtogether in a manner to permit their being folded in alinement, the saidbolts engaging the said slots, thus forming guides for the same, andsprings carried by the telescoping sections for engagement with thelower end of the tubular sections, to hold the said tele- V scopingsections in an extended position substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES H. MOOK. \Vitnesses:

A. M. WILSON, E. E. POTTER.

